Moonbeam

History

The National Transcontinental Railway, connecting Quebec City with the Canadian Prairies, was completed by 1912 and provided new access to agricultural land and natural resources of northern Ontario. This attracted colonizers from Montreal, Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, and Saint-Jovite, to the Moonbeam area, looking for land to cultivate or mine. Timeline: * The first family to get established in Moonbeam was Théodule and Valentine Léonard in 1909. * The first baby born in Moonbeam was Marie Régina Lecuyer in 1914. * The priest, founder of Moonbeam, was Ovila François Paquette O.M.I. in 1916. * The first school to open its doors was in September 1919. * The first church to be built in Moonbeam was in 1919-1920, called Nativité de Moonbeam. * The first cottage to be built on the Rémi Lake is the cottage of a rich tourist from Rochester New-York, Mr. Buelle in 1920. * The first Reeve of Moonbeam was Joseph Girouard in 1922. * The first St-Jean Parade was in 1922. * The incorporation of the District of Fauquier was January 9, 1922. * The first doctor in the region was Doctor Nicole in Fauquier in 1924. * The first airplane in Moonbeam was a Curtiss HS-2L flown by Captain C.A. Schiller in 1925. * The first butter-production firm was open in 1927. It cost $3689.00 to build and $5954.00 for all the machinery. * The first doctor to open its doors in Moonbeam was Doctor Guillaume Soucie in 1934. * 1930–1940, the speed limit was raised to . * 1930–1940, all stores were restricted to not sell tobacco to kids less than 18 years of age. * The chapel at Rémi Lake celebrated its first mass in 1960. * The sewage system in the village was installed November 1, 1965. * In 1963, the township was enlarged when it annexed part of unorganized area.